Harris COUNTY GA 12 months support widow of James Thomas MANN File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by "Pamela Dyess Mann" http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/harris/wills/mann.txt Petition for 12 Months Support page 46 Georgia, Harris County To the Honourable the Court of the Ordinary of Said County WE, the undersigned, appointed by the Honorable the Ordinary of said County to assess and set apart a sum necessary for the support and maintenance of the widow and minor child of James Thomas Mann, deceased, for the space of twelve months, either in money or such property as the said widow may select, do report, that we have assessed and set apart as being necessary for the support and maintenance of said widow and children the sum of Twelve hundred ($1200.00) dollars, which said widow has selected to take as follows: All that tract or parcel of land lying or being in the county of Harris, said state and described as follows: ninety (90) acres off of the east half of lot of land number one hundred forty five (145) on the twenty-first land district of said County and bounded as follows: on the north by lands Mr. Howard Farley; on the east by lands of Mr. J. B. Peavy; on the west by lands of L. L. and M. E. Mann and on the south by lands of L. L. and M. E. Mann. And we also set apart the following household furniture for the use of said widow and child: All of the household furniture located in the home situated on the above lands. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereto set our hands and seals, this 5th day of December 1949 J. C. Mann ===== Petition for 12 Months Support page 46 STATE OF GEORGIA, HARRIS COUNTY To the Honorable the Court of the Ordinary of said County: THE PETITION OF Mrs. Mary F. Mann respectfully showeth that James Thomas Mann late of said County, departed this life on the 3rd day of March 1946, leaving your petitioner, his widow, and one minor child surviving him, and she prays your Honorable Court in conformity with the statute in such case made and provided, to appoint five discreet and proper persons to act as appraisers in setting apart to your petitioner and her one minor child as aforesaid, the sum necessary in their judgment for support and maintenance for the space of twelve months from the death of said James Thomas Mann of your petitioner and her children, either money or such property as may be selected by your petitioner at a fair valuation to be made by said appraisers. And, also, to set apart a sufficient amount of household furniture for the use of your petitioner and her children. And, further, to require said appraisers to return to you for record their proceedings. And your petitioner will ever pray, etc. Mrs. Mary F. Mann, Petitioner ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ [*note: the following blanks were not filled in] I, _________________ of Estate of _________________ deceased, do hereby acknowledge due and legal service of notice of the application of _______________ and her children for twelve months' support. This _________ day of _______________, 19__ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ HARRIS COUNTY COURT OF ORDINARY--AT CHAMERS Upon the foregoing application of Mrs. Mary F. Mann the widow of James Thomas Mann, deceased, for the appointment of appraisers to set apart to said widow and her one minor child, a sum necessary for their support and maintenance for the space of twelve months, out of the estate of said James Thomas Mann, deceased, and also, to set apart for the use of said widow and children a sufficient amount of household furniture. It is ordered that J. C. Moon, Berry M. Moon, L. E. Foster, James S. Reynolds, and M. D. Hadley be they hereby appointed appraisers, and they or a majority of them, are hereby empowered to set off and assign to the said Mrs. Mary F. Mann, widow of James Thomas Mann deceased, late of said County. and her one minor child out of the estate of said deceased, a sum necessary for the support and maintenance of said widow and her children for the space of twelve months; and, also, a sufficient amount of household furniture for the use of said widow and her children. And the said sum so set apart as aforesaid to be either in money or such property as the said widow may select, at a fair valuation, to be made by said appraisers. Further ordered, that said appraisers return to me for record all their proceedings in the premises. Given under my hand and official signature this 5th day of December, 1949. J. B. Peavy, Ordinary ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ GEORGIA, HARRIS COUNTY I do hereby certify that the above appraisers were sworn to perform their duty according to the law, this 5th day of December, 1949. L. E. Foster, NP ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============